There was definitely a change in the ranking algorithm. Two of my apps had been stable at their respective positions for ~2 weeks and switched positions, along with most other apps in my category, some time in the past couple of days.
If I had to guess, it looks like the new ranking algorithm weights customer ratings higher than before, and possibly also user retention. If you look at the top 50 paid games, for example, you won't find any rated below 4.5 stars, until you get to around #49. I don't believe this was the case last week. If I'm right, I guess this is generally a good change, although if you have the bad luck of being targeted with 1-star ratings by capricious users, it might not be. On Feb 19, 3:44 am, Mr Pants <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Erm did something happen to therankingsystem today? My app seems to > have shot up a bunch of places in it's category. Obviously I'm not > complaining - just curious:) > > Anyone else noticed anything? > > Thanks > > Ps - I'm in UK (not sure if this makes a difference) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
